Hi everyone,
I have a problem with installation of android x 86 on Acer Aspire V3-731. I have ready installed Windows 8.1 and Linux Mint. I have one disk (sda) with 14gb of free space in partition sda11. So I've downloaded .iso of android x86 i doing the bootable usb with unetbootin. I reboot laptop and I chose a Legacy Bios because in Uefi pendrive doesn't boot. I selected install android x86 to harddisk and i saw an error: GPT[...]Use GNU Parted. So i trying to installed android in other pendrive, I selected pendrive, formate to fat32 and installed android, .iso image and I skipped question of installed grub but system doesn't work after reboot. What do i do? When i select to install grub and android in pendrive, i substitute linux/windows grub? It doesn't work because Linux and Windows working under Uefi?
Android x86 on external USB
Użytkownik said:
Hi everyone,
So i trying to installed android in other pendrive, I selected pendrive, formate to fat32 and installed android, .iso image and I skipped question of installed grub but system doesn't work after reboot. What do i do? When i select to install grub and android in pendrive, i substitute linux/windows grub? It doesn't work because Linux and Windows working under Uefi?
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Have you tried formatting your destination drive with ext3 format? Also, choose yes for grub during install, and choose 'do not format'. Use third party formatting tool, like MiniTool from your Windows to prepare the destination disk.
Good Luck
If I install android in pendrive and also install grub. Do I replace windows/linux grub or bootloader?
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Użytkownik said:
If I install android in pendrive and also install grub. Do I replace windows/linux grub or bootloader?
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As long as Android x-86 is concerned, I have been formatting and installing it for the last 2 weeks in a row. With a quest to sort just one mission out and it seems impossible to achieve....
You have created a tricky question to answer. You have a Windows computer, and have a Linux Mint (that's dual boot). And atm you are in quest of Android
Well with my recent experience, installing Android on 149GB external disk, using USB key drive as installer, I have had no issues with the system boot. It does not interfere.
However, a little while ago I did the same thing trying to install Ubuntu on internal disk, and it seems that it has created an entry in the Boot Options in BIOS. I don't know how to get rid of that, and it does not bother me anyways.
Secure or fast boot should take you straight to Windows when you don't want USB boot. To be on a safe side, prepare a Windows USB recovery disk, create Restore points, do back ups and cross your fingers.... just remember it is a risk you choose to take, and disasters do happen Just don't curse me please ...
I wan't to install android in pebdrive.
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4.4r2 stable release android x86 kitkat
I understand how to install Remix onto a bootable USB flash drive. I understand how to format a partition on an existing HDD to dual boot between Windows and Remix.
However, I can not seem to figure out how to install Remix onto a separate HDD from the one that the current OS is on, in order to be put into a separate computer. Basically, I have an old Dell Mini 10 and I want to install Remix OS onto the 120GB HDD, but I do not need any other operating system on it. Is this possible?
If so, how can I deviate from the procedure to install Remix onto a HDD partition that is meant to be stand-alone, not dual boot? I can't be the only person who is trying to do this.
Now you have to make the same installation as Remix os on Virtual machine
Put remix os on bootable usb as usual use official installer when you done restart and boot to remix os
at boot menu press TAP at debug mode
now you modify the command
at the end of the first line make space and insert INSTALL=1 and press F10
now you will create boot partition ext4 GPT/UEFI or MBR and make it bootable
Note
choose sda= internal HDD
sdb=USB
now if you on MBR choose install grub if UEFI skip and install the next grub/UEFI
choose read/write mode
done
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now you modify the command
at the end of the first line make space and insert INSTALL=1 and press F10
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Wow, I can't believe it was actually that simple. Thank you!
imadlatch said:
Now you have to make the same installation as Remix os on Virtual machine
Put remix os on bootable usb as usual use official installer when you done restart and boot to remix os
at boot menu press TAP at debug mode
now you modify the command
at the end of the first line make space and insert INSTALL=1 and press F10
now you will create boot partition ext4 GPT/UEFI or MBR and make it bootable
Note
choose sda= internal HDD
sdb=USB
now if you on MBR choose install grub if UEFI skip and install the next grub/UEFI
choose read/write mode
done
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I use same method and i allways end up with faild to create data.img and i get promt to run android x86 or reboot. I select to run and pc restart and i get
error:unknown filesystem.
Entring rescue mode...
Grub rescue>
For me there is no possible way to run remix os with any method.
Cpu: Pentium 4 HT 630
Mbo: Intel 915gux
Gpu: Integrated on mbo
Ram: 3GB
xperia u20i said:
I use same method and i allways end up with faild to create data.img and i get promt to run android x86 or reboot. I select to run and pc restart and i get
error:unknown filesystem.
Entring rescue mode...
Grub rescue>
For me there is no possible way to run remix os with any method.
Cpu: Pentium 4 HT 630
Mbo: Intel 915gux
Gpu: Integrated on mbo
Ram: 3GB
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this method wont create data.img but data folder
make sure you create bootable ext4 partition EFI or mbr up to your bios
Possible? Definitely.
It IS indeed possible, and I have accomplished it on my secondary laptop (Read HERE for how I did it).
@imadlatch The GRUB/GRUB2 install didn't work in my case. I tried the GRUB first, as I'm on a legacy BIOS, and although it did say "Installation Successful", upon reboot, I was greeted with a very nice "OS Not Found" Message. The same happened for GRUB2. So I just went ahead and got an Ubuntu Live USB, and installed the latest GRUB2-Legacy from there. Edited the grub.cfg and everything worked perfectly. 320GB HDD, all for Remix OS. Persistent data, rooted, everything.
@TwistyTravster Did you remove the "CREATE_DATA_IMG=1" from the command line, or just add the "INSTALL=1"? If you didn't remove the data image part, then you should (according to my tests) only have a 4GB /data partition... Or did it allocate the WHOLE HDD? Just interested in seeing how other people with different setups got Remix OS working...
Riccorbypro said:
@TwistyTravster Did you remove the "CREATE_DATA_IMG=1" from the command line, or just add the "INSTALL=1"? If you didn't remove the data image part, then you should (according to my tests) only have a 4GB /data partition... Or did it allocate the WHOLE HDD? Just interested in seeing how other people with different setups got Remix OS working...
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I just added INSTALL=1 to the end. And yes, I ended up with only 4GB data partition, but I then removed the drive from my netbook, mounted it on my main PC and performed the IMGTools mod to increase data.img file size from 4GB to 256GB of the total 320GB on the harddrive I used. The process took about an hour to complete due to the extremely large size that I was enlarging data.img to. You use the number 274877906944 bytes for the command for 256GB. Considering how well this worked, I bet you could enlarge data.img to literally ANY size... probably larger than you'll ever need. Just imagine a total of 1TB space on Remix OS.... LOL!
The biggest problem I'm having is my old netbook doesn't have the graphics capability for h.264 decoding. So I'm getting a Broadcom Crystal HD decoder for the internal mini PCI-E slot, which should allow better 1080p streaming for movies. I plan to use Moonlight Streaming to stream full quality games from my main Gaming PC to my tiny netbook. It will be pretty hilarious seeing a 10" netbook playing games like Crysis in 1080p (probably downscaled to 720p) at 60fps.
I already have a Mad Catz MOJO in my living room that I stream games and movies to, which has been modded to use Remix 2.0 OS as well.
See here.
TwistyTravster said:
I just added INSTALL=1 to the end. And yes, I ended up with only 4GB data partition, but I then removed the drive from my netbook, mounted it on my main PC and performed the IMGTools mod to increase data.img file size from 4GB to 256GB of the total 320GB on the harddrive I used. The process took about an hour to complete due to the extremely large size that I was enlarging data.img to. You use the number 274877906944 bytes for the command for 256GB. Considering how well this worked, I bet you could enlarge data.img to literally ANY size... probably larger than you'll ever need. Just imagine a total of 1TB space on Remix OS.... LOL!
The biggest problem I'm having is my old netbook doesn't have the graphics capability for h.264 decoding. So I'm getting a Broadcom Crystal HD decoder for the internal mini PCI-E slot, which should allow better 1080p streaming for movies. I plan to use Moonlight Streaming to stream full quality games from my main Gaming PC to my tiny netbook. It will be pretty hilarious seeing a 10" netbook playing games like Crysis in 1080p (probably downscaled to 720p) at 60fps.
I already have a Mad Catz MOJO in my living room that I stream games and movies to, which has been modded to use Remix 2.0 OS as well.
See here.
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Well, if you feel the need to reinstall, then just remove the CREATE_DATA_IMG=1 - it'll use a folder on your HDD called "data" instead. That is, assuming you formatted to ext4 for the R/W /system... I don't know if the same works on Windows...
Now there's something I would LOVE to see! A 10 inch netbook playing games that aren't Minecraft!!!
I'm using my Secondary Laptop (Toshiba Satellite C660) as an Android PC with Remix at the moment, and that thing RUNS! I think the only thing limiting it is the slow internet at my university...
Anyways, please report back on the games, as I might use that myself...
P.S. It took 5 Minutes to install Remix on my Toshiba when I didn't do the data.img, so I would recommend using it that way...
Riccorbypro said:
Well, if you feel the need to reinstall, then just remove the CREATE_DATA_IMG=1 - it'll use a folder on your HDD called "data" instead. That is, assuming you formatted to ext4 for the R/W /system... I don't know if the same works on Windows...
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P.S. It took 5 Minutes to install Remix on my Toshiba when I didn't do the data.img, so I would recommend using it that way...
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So remove CREATE_DATA_IMG=1, and it automatically uses the entire HDD storage instead of only 4GB, as long as it it formatted to EX4? Is that what I'm understanding?
have followed the procedure but i still cannot boot from hdd. my hardware is T61 with 4G RAM, 500G HDD (yes bios not uefi). just a blank screen after bios cannot boot up. any hint?
possible failed to create a bootable ext4 under cgdisk 1.0.0? must use ext4?
Use gparted to create ext4 partition and make USB ready for remix os install then add this to menu.lst
(Unetbootin will do fine)
label ubnentry2
menu label ^Install Remix OS to harddisk
kernel /kernel
append initrd=/initrd.img root=/dev/ram0 androidboot.hardware=remix_x86_64 androidboot.selinux=permissive quiet INSTALL=1 DEBUG=
Change value"androidboot.hardware=remix_x86_64 to remix_x86" if u use 32 bit remix os
Press (ESC) at grub config , select " install remix os to hardisk" follow procedure installation and report back the result here
after you press tab on resident mode, remove everything after "quiet". Then put INSTALL=0 right after quiet and you can install on ext4. if you don't do this, it adds a line in grub that says "USB_USE_DATA=1" which causes the screen to get stuck at the flashing remix screen.
I have a solution with boot error
To install Remix OS directly on HDD without dualboot :
First, to prepare bootloader, install Ubuntu from USB or DVD that format all drive in EXT4.
Once Ubuntu is installed put remix OS usb key which have been prepared and reboot on USB Key.
Install as arts821 says (Thanks arts821)
/kernel initrd=/initrd.img root=/dev/ram0 androidboot.hardware=remix_x86_64 androidboot.selinux=permissive quiet INSTALL=1 DEBUG=
Change value"androidboot.hardware=remix_x86_64 to remix_x86" if u use 32 bit remix os
Press (ESC) at grub config , select " install remix os to hardisk" follow procedure installation and report back the result here
TwistyTravster said:
I understand how to install Remix onto a bootable USB flash drive. I understand how to format a partition on an existing HDD to dual boot between Windows and Remix.
However, I can not seem to figure out how to install Remix onto a separate HDD from the one that the current OS is on, in order to be put into a separate computer. Basically, I have an old Dell Mini 10 and I want to install Remix OS onto the 120GB HDD, but I do not need any other operating system on it. Is this possible?
If so, how can I deviate from the procedure to install Remix onto a HDD partition that is meant to be stand-alone, not dual boot? I can't be the only person who is trying to do this.
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it work also with one hdd but if your windows is not installed with efi before ,and remove your hdd windows before to install os remix like here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaLbOek1X-g
you dont need to do your partition like me with windows if u have only one hdd remove your hdd windows create one partition primary( 1 )having like 500 mo with os remix and after your partition primary bootable os remix choose yes also all time like me when you choose to format the partition os remix in ext 4 like that it will not found your partition windows ,because your hdd windows is not plug in .
after you need to disable efi for boot on windows or efi enable for boot on os remix
(but sorry u don't need to remove ur hdd really because you can take grub 2 only for efi and skip the grub only not efi during installation...normally it take all time the one like sda1 for her boot efi
and it work well for me because i've windows 7 now + os remix x64 on my ssd , and i've reinstall os remix taking grub 2 efi only and it have not touched my boot windows not efi working only if you have before create a partition 1 for os remix boot efi keeping the 2 for windows not efi
i've try on the pc of my friend a dual boot os remix x64 not efi with windows 7 it work ...it can be windows 10 the problem or my motherboard i'm not sure i will try
it work on the motherboard of my friend with no efi dual boot windows 7x64 + os remix x64 but not on my pc ...really strange
but i prefer boot os remix efi enabled only because i can touch the grub easily
I installed Remix OS for PC onto HDD, and my PC original OS is Windows 10 Pro 64-bit UEFI. Restarted my PC and went through without Boot Menu options, just load Windows 10. I tried EasyBCD and got warning message that my PC HDD is in GPT format and UEFI mode so Windows won't let my PC install any other OS other than Windows. I tried different methods and none of them working. Do you know how to get this around? Thanks
you can keep some unpartitioned space using any disk utility software such as easus partition manager and give it a try.....
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You can also try disabling Secure Boot.
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liferockz90 said:
you can keep some unpartitioned space using any disk utility software such as easus partition manager and give it a try.....
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I have four partitioned space in one HDD. I will make one partition space unpartitioned but how do I install Remix OS into unpartitioned space?
putr4s said:
You can also try disabling Secure Boot.
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I disabled Secure Boot long time ago
I'm having some trouble with booting Remix OS after installation in HDD.
I am trying to install the OS as a standalone OS on my netbook running on Intel atom N270 with 2GB RAM. I made a bootable USB of the OS and installed it on my HDD by hilighting Resident mode and pressing Tab and entering the follwing words after the kernal script thing
INSTALL=1 DEBUG=(nothing)
When I press Enter after this a blue screen pops up asking me to choose the installed drive and asking me if I want to format it but I had installed Lubuntu(now removed) before Remix OS, so the HDD was already in ext4 format.
I say yes to installed GRUB loader and yes to Read/Write system and when the installation is complete and I reboot the system, it doesnt boot into Remix OS.
While rebooting, holding down Shift doesnt help either.
If anyone has had similar issues or has any suggestions please comment below
Hello,
I got an old laptop and I want to intstall Remix OS on it.
It has Intel Atom Processor N455 (512K Cache, 1.66 GHz) , 1 GB ram and 160 GB storage.
is it possible to install ONLY Remix OS (not dual boot with another OP)?
If it does possible, how do I do that?
Thank you
So I managed to install RemixOS but I could'nt use an app that requires an unrooted device.
Is there any way to unroot RemixOS ?
Thank you
Installing remix os as the only OS is easy. Boot Live usb, in grub press e on the first choice and add "INSTALL=1" then F10 to boot. Select the partition you want, format to ext4, make system read write, and install GRUB Efi in the following screens. It will delete windows btw so backup.
I have a TW700 tablet and have been totally unsuccessful loading Remix 3.0 on it
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